Draft:Richard Diawara

Richard Diawara Matingou (born 21 April 1995)) is a track and field athlete who competes in the sprint hurdles for Mali.

Career
In March 2022, he competed at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade in the 60m hurdles.

In July 2022, he competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon in the 110m Hurdles.

He was a bronze medalist in the 110m hurdles at the 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie, in Kinshasa behind the Senegalese Louis François Mendy and Badamassi Saguirou of Niger. In August 2023, he competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in the 110m hurdles where he ran a personal best time of 13.68 seconds.

He was selected the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, where he qualified for the semi-finals.

He competed at the African Championships in Cameroon in June 2024.